Link Building
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Link Building skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 550 | 598 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +48 | +202 |
| Contract jobs citing Link Building | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.006% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.007% | 0.018% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £235 | £424 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -44.54% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £437 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £425 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £22.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.27% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Link Building falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 32,541 | 30,291 | 38,815 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.45% | 88.04% | 88.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,482 | 18,505 | 25,899 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £744 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,089 | 1,000 | 1,504 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.53 | £15.61 | £14.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.30 | £18.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -25.86% | +25.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £73.78 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.00 | £32.28 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.75% | -27.46% | +39.06% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Link Building relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Link Building.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Link Building.
